Stop And Shop employee strike ends
Rachel Suggs '21, Web News Editor
April 24, 2019
The strike of over 31,000 New England Stop and Shop employees ended on Sunday, April 21 after 11 days of striking. A tentative three-year agreement was reached which includes increased wages, greater health coverage and more pension benefits. The deal must still be ratified by the unions. “As of min...
Anti-Semitism accusations plague 2019 Women’s March
January 28, 2019
While marches oftentimes aim to bring together groups and communities, this year’s Women’s March on Jan. 19 did the opposite after its organizers became associated with anti-Semitic beliefs. Elana Atlas ’21 felt troubled by the accusations against the founders of the Women's March concerning...
Faculty and students wear orange to protest gun violence
June 5, 2018
By Dana Perelberg '20 On Friday, June 1 Staples students and faculty, specifically teachers from the English department, wore orange, a color representing the fight to end gun violence. Both the news and social media promoted wearing orange, which caused many to join in. “I think there’s imp...
Administrative actions deter student activism
April 27, 2018
By Mia Daignault ’20 Photo by Ginger Ellis ’20 It was 9:58 a.m. and I was sitting in my Italian class waiting to hear the herds in the hallway and the sound of crumpling paper being thrown away into backpacks. I was readying myself for the excitement of voice and change led by fellow St...
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Staff Writer
Entering as a sophomore this school year, Rebecca Kanfer ’21 is an excited and passionate new staff writer. Kanfer has always had an interest in writing and enjoys the numerous and different amount of...